Sunday, 29 May 2022

Traffic jams just a maths problem, says Israeli AI firm

Israel's traffic congestion ranks near the worst among developed economies but an algorithm can help, says one of the country's IT firms engaged in the auto and mobility sector.

source https://www.lifetechnology.com/blogs/life-technology-technology-news/traffic-jams-just-a-maths-problem-says-israeli-ai-firm

Indy 500 waves green flag on sustainability with lofty goals

Parked a few feet from the iconic pagoda at Indianapolis Motor Speedway is a reimagined E-Z-Go golf cart that's essentially filled with garbage. Plastic bottles tossed into recycling bins months ago are now neatly stacked in rows—and they're for sale.

source https://www.lifetechnology.com/blogs/life-technology-technology-news/indy-500-waves-green-flag-on-sustainability-with-lofty-goals

Deaths of 3 women in early heat wave raise questions, fears

Temperatures barely climbed into the 90s and only for a couple of days. But the discovery of the bodies of three women inside a Chicago senior housing facility this month left the city looking for answers to questions that were supposed to be addressed after a longer and hotter heat wave killed more than 700 people nearly three decades ago.

source https://www.lifetechnology.com/blogs/life-technology-science-news/deaths-of-3-women-in-early-heat-wave-raise-questions-fears

Decline in North Sea puffins causes concern

The Isle of May, off Scotland's east coast, is home to one of the UK's biggest colonies of seabirds. Some 200,000 birds, from kittiwakes to guillemots can flock to the rocky outcrop at the height of the breeding season.

source https://www.lifetechnology.com/blogs/life-technology-science-news/decline-in-north-sea-puffins-causes-concern